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Desert Safari Dubai

Recommended by 95% of travelers
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • 6 to 7 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Spend an evening zipping through the dunes and participating in the local culture on a desert safari from Dubai. Climb aboard a 4x4 vehicle and head to the red sands for a dune bashing session followed by sandboarding. Then, head to a desert camp and enjoy an evening of live entertainment, a delicious barbecue buffet dinner, a camel ride, and more.
  • Surf the sands on a desert safari from Dubai
  • Get a closer look at desert life at the camp
  • Unlimited non-alcoholic drinks are included
  • Round-trip hotel transfers from Dubai

What's Included

  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Live entertainment
  • Unlimited water and soft drinks
  • Bottled water
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Dinner
    Buffet dinner
  • Snacks
  • Quad Bike & Dune Buggy-optional upon request and availability

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Start time
.2:30 pm

Itinerary

1

RAH Desert Camp

7 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • No Entertainment Shows During Ramadan
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

JC_J
Great Value for money and great fun! Logistics well sorted. Drivers really take good care of the customers!

Reviews

4.8
based on 484 reviews
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CHRYSIS_M, Aug 2026
the price does not include all food..They wanted more money so we could sit down and eat decently....

One of the many scams double booking and canceling lower rate bookings

Farhan_N, Dec 2025
This is One of the scams. They book you on Viator then double book same spots for better rates via other sources. Then they cancel you last minute. This is the 2nd Viator booking which cancelled us leaving 8 of us waiting for pickup until you call and find out.. they will either say nothing or tell you bad weather… we are also not happy with Viator not identifying these scams.

Excellent!

JC_J, Mar 2025
Great Value for money and great fun! Logistics well sorted. Drivers really take good care of the customers!

Waste of time

David_H, Jan 2024
This was a total waste of money. Really don’t see what all the fuss about a desert safari is. It was just an opportunity for hard sell of lots of naff products. Vendors very pushy and became rude when you politely declined them. No opportunity to see sunset as advertised, lots of waiting round for other vehicles etc. Don’t waste your money

RUDE & NASTY STAFF

Jacqueline_T, Nov 2023
This was not a good experience. The staff rushes you the whole trip and it seems like their main purpose was to extort more money from you for additional activities . They were not personable at all, and the manner in which they speak to you is not hospitable. STAY AWAY FROM THIS TOUR!!!

Long journey for only dune adventure and 45 min show

Sybil_K, Jan 2023
After the adventure in the dune, you have like 3 hours not doing anything and waiting for driver to come back. Then whwn we finally get to the camp, it was already almost 7 and didnt not have the camel ride as described in what is included. in the camp, you stay almost for 3 hours but shows itself is only 45 min. Long queue to eat, and the food not good

Latif drove us (we are...

Monique_M, Feb 2022
Latif drove us (we are from Germany) into the desert. It was pure adventure being in the landrover and cruising the dunes up and down. We then had a great dinner and experienced local belly dancing. Thank you for this unforgettable day!

Had a great time

Parthkumar_T, Jan 2022
Had a great time with Latif. He was excellent driver and very experienced. Dance shows and food was also good.

Fantastic! Highly recommend.

Emilee_M, Aug 2021
This tour was the highlight of our trip. Our guide picked us up at our hotel, was very friendly, and was great at communicating with us through Whatsapp. The dune-bashing part of the tour was a ton of fun and we got great pictures are the dunes. The cars were also air-conditioned, which was a huge plus!

As good as always

Duke_D, Aug 2021
This experience was really good, the only point I would like to raise is that it is made clear if the experience will indeed be private or shared with other people.

Unbelievable experience in the desert

JoaoMariano_L, Aug 2021
Very professional and transparent company. This tour is totally worth the price. It is great that so many attractions are included in the trip.

It was a very good experience and it is...

daniela.bonavia, Jan 2018
It was a very good experience and it is a must for who ever is in Dubai. Our only comment is that we were given too little meats just on lamb koftas and small piece of chicken and we heard this complaint from other guests too. otherwise its perfect!

Déçu car expéditif

delphinemaitre, May 2022
Aleem notre guide a été le seul point positif dans cette expérience. Il était marrant et gentil. Par contre j’ai trouvé que tout était expéditif. L’expérience dans les dunes : 20 minutes et pas une minute de plus. Le chauffeur n’a pas décroché un sourire et ne nous a pas parlé. Le carré octroyé aux 4x4 est très sale. Super les photos avec des canettes, des bouteilles plastique derrière. Arrivés au camp il n’y a rien d’authentique. Le repas en buffet était bon mais on a eu 10 minutes pour manger. Une annonce micro est vite survenue comme quoi le buffet allait être fermé alors qu’on venait tout juste de se servir. Le cracheur de feu était super mais le danseur avait l’air fatigué. En bref attention a bien mettre le prix si vous voulez une sortie de qualité

Excelente!!

Salomn_B, Jan 2022
Gran tour!!! El servicio del chofer y del equipo fue excelente. Una actividad que no se debe dejar de hacer cuando se visita Dubai.

Nul!

Mamoderaza_N, Dec 2021
Je ne recommande pas , tres peu de prommenade en 4x4 , de plus roue eclaté Transfert depuis l’hotel dans un petit vehicule avec 7 passagers , tres a l’etroit Regret total !
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